Hogwarts: I'm Harry's older cousin

Chapter 143, Section 141: The World's Greatest Wizard Tournament?

Hogwarts, the Quidditch arena.

There were very few young wizards coming to observe today; you could barely see a handful of them.

Whenever any of the four academies is training, it's always surrounded by a bunch of young wizards.

Quidditch is a favorite sport among wizards.

"Hey Wood, what's the date today? Did everyone go to OWLs? The date doesn't seem right."

George, the batter, nudged his captain with his elbow and asked.

Wood glanced at the other person without saying a word, but the sullen expression on his face showed that he actually knew the reason.

"Train hard, our match against Slytherin is in two days, don't lose."

Just then, a cheer came from outside the stadium. The sparse audience members in the stadium seemed to have encountered some emergency and hurriedly ran out of the stadium with their belongings.

"Now that's bad, there's not a single spectator. We've lost all motivation to train."

George let out a mournful cry, clutching his flying broom, looking utterly defeated and deeply hurt.

It's not that there's no audience or motivation, but rather that everyone knows the secret and I feel uncomfortable not knowing it.

"So what exactly happened?"

"George, you don't know?" said the man standing next to George, who looked almost exactly like him.

"Fred, you know?" George was taken aback and looked up at his twin brother.

How could you know things that I don't even know?

Fred said smugly, "Of course, Angelina just told me that."

"Oh~~~ Little Angelina." George dragged out the "oh" and looked at Fred with envy, jealousy and hatred, repeating what he had just said.

He knew that his brother was pursuing Angelina.

Fred said seriously, "Hey George, you can't just call her Angelina. Maybe she'll become your sister-in-law."

"Why not my sister-in-law?" George retorted.

Fred replied matter-of-factly, "Because I'm older than you."

"Take your pants down and compare?"

"Train hard!"

Wood rudely interrupted the two who were taking the conversation further and further astray.

"Hush! The tyrant is angry!"

Tyrant Wood

Wood, who usually appears to be a nice guy to outsiders, transforms into a harsh 'tyrant' when Quidditch, especially Gryffindor Quidditch, is involved.

"What exactly happened?"

George asked in a low voice.

"Today is the day of the first 'Wizard Card Game' tournament, which will be held at Hogwarts."

It wasn't Fred who answered him, but Katie Bell.

Like Angelina, he is a Gryffindor suitor.

"Oh my god! Wizard cards! What did I miss?"

George seemed to have thought of something and let out a mournful cry.

"Everyone else has gone to watch the Wizarding Card Game tournament, who cares about Quidditch anymore?"

Not every young wizard enjoys Quidditch, but almost every young wizard knows a hand or two of wizard cards.

I want to go too.

George whispered.

Fred chimed in, "Me too."

"I told you, you all need to train properly!"

Captain Wood's angry roar came from not far away, interrupting their conversation.

Hogwarts Castle, still in the location of the Great Hall, now completely renovated and adorned with various decorations.

Meanwhile, the long tables that originally belonged to the four academies were removed and replaced with desks, each with a stool on either side.

In the very center of the auditorium hung a huge banner with the words "World's Greatest Wizard Competition" written on it.

Hmm. After the word "wizard" in "wizard" and the word "grand tournament" in "grand tournament," there is a tiny word for "card."

From a distance, that's the "World's Greatest Wizard Tournament".

The Great Hall was filled with wizards of all ages, all craning their necks to look inside, waiting for the competition to begin. Even Dumbledore, the headmaster, was alerted.

I originally thought it would be a gathering of the Duelist Club level at most, but I didn't expect so many people to gather.

Fortunately, this "First Wizard Card Game" was only held at Hogwarts as a pilot event.

Otherwise, it wouldn't just be students; adult wizards would also come to participate.

There are definitely not enough seats in the Great Hall of Hogwarts Castle.

"I am Carol, and I believe many of you know me. A year ago, I was a seventh-year student at Hogwarts, and now I am the president of the Witches and Poisons Publishing House. It is an honor to be here."

Carlo, one of the organizers, stepped onto the stage and spoke eloquently.

It's better to leave the show-off stuff to him; Dudley just needs to get a cut.

Holding card game tournaments from time to time with high prize money can greatly extend the "lifespan" of the "Wizard Cards" entertainment activity. As long as you don't do anything reckless and cooperate with the regular holding of events, you will definitely make a fortune.

You'll be able to make money even while lying down.

"Therefore, I hereby declare the first World's Number One Wizard Card Tournament officially open."

"The Wizard Card Duel will now be conducted by drawing lots."

As Carlo made his announcement, the young wizards in the audience cheered with joy.

"Hey, my dear students, didn't I tell you? I'm actually quite good at Wizard cards."

Lockhart stood below the stage, boasting about his abilities: "I'll also be publishing a new book soon—'The Untold Secrets of My Wizarding Cards.' If you want to know the secrets of my techniques, you can buy it yourself then."

How could Lockhart be absent from such a lively and grand occasion?

When it comes to riding the coattails of trending topics, no one can compare to Lockhart.

However, Lockhart simply couldn't bring himself to take the lead in front of his former employer, The Witches & Poisons Publishing House.

Carlo is not the previous president. If Lockhart dares to step up, he dares to slap Lockhart down.

In fact, when he learned about this, he had suggested that they should cooperate in organizing it, but Carlo decisively refused.

But Lockhart certainly wouldn't pass up this great opportunity to become famous.

If I can't ride the wave of popularity as an organizer, I'll just ride it as a contestant.

There is no rule that prohibits professors from registering to participate.

"My Wizard cards are incredibly good."

Lockhart said this in an extremely exaggerated tone, and then faced his first opponent.

"Lockhart? He has no chance of winning." Ron was also in the competition, but he was there for the prize money.

That's a whopping five hundred Galleons! No matter which junior wizard wins, that's enough to squander for a long time.

Carlo's original idea was 1,000, but Dudley rejected it. In any case, the first edition was aimed at young wizards, so there was not much difference between 1,000 and 500. For them, it was still a huge sum of money.

"I advise Ronaldo not to be too complacent; his hand is quite excellent."

Malfoy also participated, but not for the prize money; he simply wanted to beat Ron.

Just as Malfoy said, Lockhart won the first game very easily.

(End of this chapter)